This is an analysis of Freedom's Battle-Song by Katharine Lee Bates.
RED, white, blue, the flag that leads us on,
Stripes as red as blood well shed by many a hero gone.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbCCDCCCCDAaeeCCDCCCCDAafefCCDCCCCD
- Stanza lengths: 37,
- Metre: 111011111 11111111100101 11101010010011 1011101010101 10101110 1010111 10101 1110101 0010 1010 1010 10110101 111011111 1111101110111 11001100110101 1110100010001 10101110 1010111 10101 1110101 0010 1010 1010 10110101 111011111 11111011111001 1011100001111 1111101101 11 10101110 1010111 10101 1110101 0010 1010 1010 10110101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 37
Repeated words/phrases
flag, people
Anaphora
fly
Epiphora
people
